耐
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(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
- HSK 3.0
- Level 5
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 而 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 耐
- Common rank
- #1,385
- Unicode
- U+8010
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Formation & memory
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Words with 耐
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耐水性 | waterproof | |
| 急不可耐 | unable to wait | |
| 耐火土 | fire clay | |
| 乳糖不耐症 | lactose intolerance | |
| 耐药性 | drug resistance; drug tolerance (medicine) | |
| 美耐板 | melamine veneer (loanword) | |
| 不耐受 | intolerance (for lactose, gluten or other foods) | |
| 耐用品 | durable goods | |
| 耐受性 | tolerance (to heat, acid etc); resistance | |
| 耐受力 | tolerance; ability to survive; hardiness | |
| 耐力赛 | endurance race | |
| 耐高温 | heat-resistant | |
| 俗不可耐 | intolerably vulgar | |
| 交叉耐药性 | cross-tolerance | |
| 吃苦耐劳 | hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom) | |
| 抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | |
| 活得不耐烦 | to be tired of living; (coll.) to be asking for trouble | |
| 耐水 | waterproof | |
| 耐心 | to be patient; patience | |
| 耐性 | patience |